I look at the job myself
You call or send the form, and I come out to see the space. I ask what the floor has to carry and what's going on top of it, because that sets the base, the barrier and the thickness.
Concrete floor installation in Rancho Cucamonga CA - a floor built from the base up
Cracked, uneven or chipping slab, or a new space that needs a floor? We pour a solid slab ready for what goes on top.
What does it take to put in a new concrete floor?
Concrete floor installation in Rancho Cucamonga means preparing the ground, laying a moisture barrier, pouring a new slab and curing it, so you end up with a flat, solid floor that's ready for whatever goes on top.
Most people call because an old slab has cracked, sunk or started chipping, or because they've got a new space that needs a floor. The price moves with the size, how thick the slab has to be for what it carries, how much digging and base work the ground needs, whether an old slab has to come out first, and what you plan to put on top.
The schedule turns on whether the job needs a permit, the weather on pour day and the curing time before you can use the floor. Your own figure comes from the estimate, after I've seen the site.
What happens when you call about a new concrete floor?
I'd rather get the decisions right before the truck shows up, because once concrete sets, changing it means breaking it out. So it starts with me on your site.
A written estimate you can compare
I leave you a written estimate that spells out what's included, so you can lay it next to other bids and see who's doing what under the slab. If you say go, we handle any permit the job needs and set the forms.
Our own crew, with me on site
Our own trained crew does the work, and I run it on pour day, the same way I have since starting this business in 2013. We're licensed and fully insured, and when the work's done we walk the finished floor with you.
Our concrete floor installation starts under the slab
On a new floor, what matters most is what goes under the slab. We dig out and pack the base, then lay the moisture barrier with care and patch any tear before the pour, because a hole in it lets ground moisture work up into your floor. If you're putting down flooring or a coating, tell us early so I can plan the barrier around it, since nobody gets back under a slab once it's poured. After that comes the pour, the finish and the cure.
A floor often isn't the only concrete on the job. If the new slab sits higher than the yard or a doorway, we can build concrete steps to meet it, and if the work carries out back, we pour concrete pool decks with the same care for the base.
- Breaking out and hauling off an old slab when one's in the way
- Digging out and packing the base down to firm ground
- A moisture barrier laid under the slab, checked and patched before the pour
- Forms, steel where the slab needs it, the pour and the finish
- Control joints cut on time and a slab protected while it cures
How we build a floor from the ground up
The base is the part nobody sees on day one, so it's the first thing people want to cut from the budget. I won't cut it, because a nice finish on a soft base still settles and cracks.
Dig out and pack the subgrade
We dig down to firm soil and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, because dirt that's only raked level settles later and takes the slab with it.
Set the forms, the barrier and the steel
Forms hold the edges and set the height, and the barrier goes down the way I described above. Where the slab needs it, we set rebar, steel inside the concrete that holds the pieces together if it cracks.
Pour, finish and cut joints on time
We finish the surface when the concrete is ready for it and cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack. Concrete can crack, and joints cut late or skipped let it crack wherever it wants.
Cure it before anyone uses it
Curing means keeping the fresh surface from drying out too fast, and it's what makes the top of the slab hard instead of dusty. We protect the slab while it cures and tell you when it's ready for foot traffic and for flooring. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Get a written estimate for your new concrete floor
Send the form or call (909) 552-8210 with the floor's size and what you plan to put on top of it. We reply within one business day, then I come out, look at the site and leave you a free written estimate. There's no pressure to book.
(909) 552-8210Questions about new concrete floors
How much does a new concrete floor cost in Rancho Cucamonga?
An installed plain 4-inch concrete slab in California usually costs about $8 to $18 per square foot. That's the going rate across the state for a plain slab, not our price, so breaking out an old floor, extra base work or a special finish sit outside it. Your written estimate shows what's included for your floor.
What should go under a new concrete slab floor?
A moisture barrier and a base that drains belong under a new floor. The concrete industry's floor guide says the barrier protects coverings and coatings best when it sits right against the slab, and that the plain plastic sheeting used in the past falls short under a slab. EPA's indoor air specifications recommend a drainage pad of gravel, or sand with a fabric mat, to stop water wicking up into the slab, so ask every bidder what they'll put down.
Who is allowed to pour a concrete floor in California?
A contractor holding the right state license for the work. Under state rules, a general building contractor with a B license can take the contract for a single-trade job like a concrete floor only if they hold that specialty license or hand the work to a properly licensed specialty contractor. The state's small-job exemption, raised from $500 to $1,000, lets someone without a license take the work only when it needs no permit and they don't employ anyone on it.
Building a concrete floor in Rancho Cucamonga
If your floor needs a permit, it goes through the city's Building and Safety Department, which takes every application online through its Online Permit Center. Filing it is part of what we take off your plate. We're based in Rancho Cucamonga and pour floors in many cities around it across the Inland Empire, including Upland, Ontario and Fontana.
The weather on pour day is part of the plan. High heat, low humidity and wind change how concrete behaves and how it has to be mixed, hauled and placed, and the concrete industry's floor guide calls the timing of finishing, jointing and curing critical. So I set the pour with the forecast in front of me, and I'd rather move a pour than rush a finish.
Settle the details before the truck comes
Call (909) 552-8210 or use the contact form, because once concrete sets, changing it means breaking it out.
If you've got a floor to pour, tell us how big it is and what's going on it, and we'll take it from there.
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